Mon. 5/13/13 9:50am
Jennique:
Good•morning•Bit•berg•
I like that title too, "Once I'm A Doctor..." I may have to use that as my go to excuse for EVERYTHING now. "Once I'm a doctor, I'll pay the rent on time"
Etc, etc, etc...

Mon. 5/13/13 10:05am
doca:
it's disappointingly lucid about today's world problems, but it's also interestingly credible because of that. in the end, the ufos play a small role in his discourse. and i guess he's right about thinking humanity's place in an universe full of life.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:11am
Jeezy:
Nothing wrong with a simple nugget of pop, Cecile.
And like all songs on the EP, it's written by ailing former guitarist Slim Dunlap. They ain't exactly trying to do Let It Be again...

Mon. 5/13/13 10:15am
Jeezy:
Well, not every song on the EP is by Slim. There's a cover or two. The point is to help Slim after his stroke.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:15am
Cecile:
Nothing is wrong, it's just boring.
I can appreciate the sentiment without buying into the whole thing.
And Let it Be doesn't hold up all that well.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:16am
Cecile:
I used to be the hugest Replacements fan until I moved here. The more I think about it, the more I see the first three albums as a happy accident.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:17am
Cecile:
I mean, good for Slim, but I'll just paypal him some money.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:18am
doca:
Cecile's making me unfavorite the Replacement's song...and I got all surprised that I did like one of their songs.
But I agree that event Let It Be doesn't hold up all that well...

Mon. 5/13/13 10:20am
Cecile:
I like Please to Meet Me - most of it.
Tim is a goof, and I bought Let it Be the day it came out. I can't even buy a $1 copy of their last one.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:20am
doca:
i'm kidding, Cecile, but it was funny because i decided to give it a try to the replacements.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:21am
Jeezy:
Anyhoo, it's an impossible debate. One can't argue what's good or bad, I think. I love a lot of those albums, maybe more tracks than entire albums. It is what it is. It's how it speaks to you and where you were in your life at that point.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:21am
Cecile:
I would start with Hootenanny, and then decide if you want to go forwads or backwards.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:22am
Cecile:
They spoke to me a great deal. I travelled out of town for shows. I bought things the day they came out. I was a one-woman cheering squad for them.

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:22am
SeanG:
I still love Don't tell a soul, and All shook down --haahaha

Mon. 5/13/13 10:24am
Cecile:
I can still listen to Hootennany at the drop of a hat, and I think Pleased to Meet me is a great record.

But at this juncture, the one Replacements-orientated project I can get behind is Chris Mars's artwork.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:24am
Cecile:
It's not like they are wanting for fans. Good on all of 'em.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:25am
Jeezy:
So then it was the live shows for you, Cecile? You don't sound like that type of Mats' fan with your assessment of their previous albums. I also followed them around. Hard to imagine if you don't love the albums...
I'm talking more about your thoughts on their past then their current incarnation.

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:28am
Vivian:
My first intro to the Mats was Let It Be. I'm more into that period along with Ma Forgot to Take the Trash Out and Hootenanny. Their later stuff has some high and low points, just my two cents.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:32am
Cecile:
Jeezy, what it is for me that if I have to deal with talented egomaniacs I'd rather be jerked around by Mark E. Smith at this juncture than Paul Westerberg. Smith makes no pretense of pleasing anyone but himself. Westerberg has made a career of "lovable curmudgeon" so he can kind of have it both ways.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:33am
Cecile:
And people eat it up here.
Which is fine, but if I have my druthers, I'll just slap on some Cows and be down with it.

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:48am
Cheri Pi:
I hear that Conny Plank kept a bungalow in Houghton where he could fish all day & jam all night with local U.P. Krautsters

Mon. 5/13/13 10:49am
Cecile:
He and Bob Seger used to show up in the local bars, reeking of smoked fish and Faust.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:50am
BenG:
Flash Player "aka" pop up vs. MP3? For me hands down MP3. With the MP3 on the desktop I use VLC, or you if want Winamp, Windows Media Player, what-have-you. They have built in equilization and filters to tweak the sound to your ears. It come out nice. To me ears the Flashplayer brings the stream, but not as much music (aka dynamic range).

Mon. 5/13/13 10:53am
Xavi:
listening through XiiaLive. Don't know how others compare but I prefer it over the WinAmp app.

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:53am
Andrew Waterloo:
I definitely prefer playing mp3 through Foobar. Mainly because it's it sits in the background and I don't accidently shut it off when I recklessly close all my browser windows.

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:54am
Andrew Waterloo:
I also have a playlist setup that has all the WFMU streams.

Mon. 5/13/13 10:57am
Jennique:
CaliforniYEAH! They are singing the thoughts in my head. Currently I have a Big Sur screensaver from my trip last summer. Bi-coastal conflicted. Put a star for that song so I can favorite it!

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:58am
Cheri Pi:
Dieter recalled that Plank's letters tended to focus on his veritable fixation with the pickled eggs there, swearing he could find none as perfect-the earth over like those from the UP. Gong would pen "Angel Egg" as a tongue in cheek jab at Plank's obsession.

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Mon. 5/13/13 10:58am
KevinfromBayRidge:
All I know is that Pop-up is the only damned way I can listen at work. So I loooove it!!!
Sad to hear in Ken's last "State of the station" that Pop-up is only a "legacy" format now. Had been hoping it would expand to the GTDS & other streams. C'est la vie!

Mon. 5/13/13 11:06am
adam mead:
the mat's EP is great. Paul's singing is stellar, and they are a true rarity still to this day, regardless of the band make-up, my two cents..

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Mon. 5/13/13 11:06am
Ike:
Kevin, also I guess Ken meant FLASH is a legacy player and should be replaced by HTML5 pop-ups. That's what most other stations are moving to. But most of us wouldn't know the difference even if they danced around naked with their code exposed for all to see, digital ones and zeros dangling everywhere....

Mon. 5/13/13 11:07am
KP:
Besides lack if avatar and icon goodies, I don't like the application version of the list because of the duplicate posting. But I havent been able to use iPhone safari version since yesterday

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Mon. 5/13/13 11:10am
KevinfromBayRidge:
Ike, Well Luddite-me-timbers! I just hope it make it through the Man's filters, or I just might have to retire!!!

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Mon. 5/13/13 11:11am
Rev. Turnip Druid:
Not sure if it's been said already, but: My experience with the iPhone app is that the double-posting is at least partly due to the white-on-white progress wheel, when you hit POST COMMENT... it's very subtle. Easy to punch it again while it's pausing & grinding its gears.

Once I noticed the progress wheel (extremely faint), I've had no issues with comments...

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Mon. 5/13/13 11:11am
Andrew Waterloo:
I for one welcome the day the Internet is flashless

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Mon. 5/13/13 11:12am
Fine-aight:
Is this new Adult.? I've been wondering what they've been up to (but never took a second to find out)

Mon. 5/13/13 11:36am
Mike East:
I was impressed that I was able to limit my booze intake this weekend to the amount just under how much gives me a hangover.

Mon. 5/13/13 11:39am
Jeezy:
What's your secret, Mike? Ever since a hipster bar opened under my apt here in Williamsburg it has been a major challenge for me. They're always dragging me in for Jagerbombs when I'm on the way home to a sensible early night.

Mon. 5/13/13 11:41am
Mike East:
honestly, the secret is, the previous weekend, I drank too much...and it really sucked. I made a mental note of it.

Mon. 5/13/13 11:42am
Jeezy:
Unfortunately that won't work for me.. My short term memory is shot. Too much drankin' ...

Mon. 5/13/13 11:55am
Cecile:
Yeah, those 12% ones will get you on the floor.
It's another thing when I drink hard liquor - I go in there knowing what will happen. But a lot of those boozy beers are really smooth and addictive

Mon. 5/13/13 11:56am
Jeezy:
I know it's obvious... but I never realized what an Iggy wannabe Mark Arm is until I saw them at Music Hall Saturday. I just didn't realize to what extent. Mudhoney was excellent, nonetheless...

Mon. 5/13/13 11:59am
still b/p:
They're now pouring some of the tasty ones in smaller-than-pint, sometimes-almost-dainty servings at full price, which is insane for the budget but prudent for the pacing and well-being.

Mon. 5/13/13 11:59am
Cecile:
I liked it. It wasn't great Stooges, but it was a good hard rock song.